They are used when you are reading in Spanish. They mean the same as they would in English, just turned upside down. They are used at the beginning of the word/sentence they are exclaiming or questioning/asking.

Before you ask what something means, you should look at it sideways. Like 😀 is smiling with your mouth open, and :l is expressionless/bored. If you look at things with : and a letter/symbol it’s usually a face, and that you should look at it sideways.

do you know what this means “I’ve heard her during early evening ….Uttering a prayer to the wind, caught in the throes of some otherworldly Angelus. Her whispered invocation proffered to our God of death and birth. I’ve sensed her vexation during the early hours of the night …. As the world lies at twilight’s edge, eagerly she looks up at the ashen sky — while the full moon rising like the sun, watches her slowly coming undone.” ?

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It means “Wow” or you’re astounded or amazed. In awe. Also, look at it upside down.
Ex. Wow, that was cool .-. how did you do that? .-. did you seriously just say that? .-. Etc, etc. (Et cetera et cetera)

many people in international country use this style
since facebook or other app normally in chat define 🙂 this symbole with default their smiley something like this.
so most people started to use different direction smiley which is (:
this mean the same Happy